Finance Business Partner

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Leeds

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GBP 60,000 - 75,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Finance Business Partner in Leeds to deliver optimal operational performance and ensure the internal control environment aligns with group policy. You will lead procurement analysts, own balance sheet reviews, and support senior leaders with factual decision-making.

The role requires post-qualification experience in Retail/Manufacturing/FMCG, strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to drive budget and forecasting processes across the procurement function.

Qualifications

ACA/ACCA/CIMA post-qualification experience within Retail, Manufacturing or FMCG.
Experience of operational decision support.
Excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate to all levels of the business.
Ability to build, lead and develop a high performing team.
Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly to meet deadlines and deliver results.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and direction to ensure Procurement analysts are engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their full potential.
Take ownership of the internal control environment to ensure identified risks are addressed and balance sheet integrity is maintained.
Be a key member of the procurement team providing visible leadership and contributing to the running of the department; provide decision support to SLT and Controllers.
Lead the process for a robust budget/forecasting process including communication within procurement leadership and to stakeholders.
Contribute to the wider finance team to drive continuous improvement in controls, efficiency and ways of working.

Skills

Operational decision support

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026,we’reone of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business,we’reproud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy thevery best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking to hire a Finance Business Partner, to deliver optimal operational performance, and ensure that the internal control environment is implemented in line with group policy. This is a customer facing role and we will be looking for someone who can;

Provide leadership and direction to ensure that the Procurement analysts are engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their full potential
Take ownership of the internal control environment to ensure that identified risks (eg internal/external audit) are addressed. Ensure the integrity of the balance sheet through monthly detailed reviews and maintaining a detailed knowledge of balance sheet items including risks and opportunities
To be a key member of the procurement team providing visible leadership and contributing to the running of the department. Provide decision support to the SLT and Controllers to ensure optimal decisions are made with factual information.
Optimise procurement financial performance. Lead the process for a robust budget/forecasting process including communication within the procurement leadership team and to BULT stakeholders.
Contribute to the wider finance team to ensure continuous improvement in controls, efficiency and ways of working.

What we’re looking for

(ACA, ACCA, CIMA) post qualification experiencegained within Retail, Manufacturing or FMCG
Experience of operational decision support
Excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate to all levels of the business
Ability to build, lead and develop a high performing team
Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly in order to meet deadlines and have the drive to deliver results

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return